Are You An Answer Waiting for a Question!

Today in service I heard the Lord say, “You are an answer in search of a question.”  I was reading Ezekiel 37 where God was talking about the dry bones.  One verse answered a question I had asked recently and I considered that I had read this passage several times and it never stood out as much as it did when I needed it to.  God said, “This passage is an answer to your question just as YOU are an answer to many questions that have come and will continue to come. 

In John chapter 1 we see priests and Levites travel from Jerusalem to meet John the Baptist in the wilderness.  They asked if he was Elijah or some prophet and he said no.  Their next question jumped out at me.  “Who are you so we might GIVE AN ANSWER to those who sent us.  John’s presence had created a question.  They were sent by the priests and Levites to find the answer.  The answer was a quote from Isaiah, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord.”  This quote was confirmed in Malachi 3:1 as well, “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.”

In spite of this they still missed the coming Messiah.

Later we see in 1 Peter 3:15, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.” 

2 Timothy 2:15 says, “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman who needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  Have you ever failed to answer a question about your faith because you were embarrassed by your lack of knowledge?  Occasionally you might not have an answer because you have not studied, but you might not have an answer because you have never considered the question before.  We know the Holy Spirit brings all things to our remembrance (John 14:26), but you must study and read your Bible and you must study your Bible prayerfully.  God knows which answers you have need of for a day’s questions.  He is always leading and directing you into all knowledge.  As we spend time in prayer before studying His Word, He is better able to direct our educational efforts.

This is an important point.  No matter how many times you have studied a particular passage, the Holy Spirit may not reveal knowledge you have no need of.  Occasionally He will direct you to study certain things and they will answer all the next day or week’s questions.  In other cases, you will be forced to tell the person who asks, “I will look into this and get back to you.”  Nevertheless, as long as you walk this Christian walk and stand before the Lord of the universe you will be an answer looking for questions.

As it says in the Boy Scouts, “Be Prepared.”